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2,549
08/05/2008 16:37:28
136
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624
19
What is good forum software to add to an existing Rails application?
Should be easy to setup, and easy to couple application and forum users.
forum
ruby-on-rails
rubyonrails
null
null
null
open
What is good forum software to add to an existing Rails application? === Should be easy to setup, and easy to couple application and forum users.
0
2,550
08/05/2008 16:39:04
308
08/04/2008 14:34:46
165
10
What are effective options for embedding video in an ASP.NET web site?
A quick glance at the present-day internet would seem to indicate that Adobe Flash is the obvious choice for embedding video in a web page. Is this accurate, or are they other effective choices? Does the choice of ASP.NET as a platform influence this decision?
asp.net
flash
video
embedded
streaming
null
open
What are effective options for embedding video in an ASP.NET web site? === A quick glance at the present-day internet would seem to indicate that Adobe Flash is the obvious choice for embedding video in a web page. Is this accurate, or are they other effective choices? Does the choice of ASP.NET as a platform influe...
0
2,556
08/05/2008 16:41:50
136
08/02/2008 10:21:53
624
19
What's the best online payment processing solution?
Should be available to non-U.S. companies, easy to setup, reliable, cheap, customizable, etc. What are your experiences?
payment
null
null
null
null
09/24/2011 23:44:03
not constructive
What's the best online payment processing solution? === Should be available to non-U.S. companies, easy to setup, reliable, cheap, customizable, etc. What are your experiences?
4
2,563
08/05/2008 16:47:28
307
08/04/2008 14:26:05
150
18
What is a good web-based Grid that accepts Excel clipboard data?
Any good recommendations for a platform agnostic (i.e. Javascript) grid control/plugin that will accept pasted Excel data and can emit Excel-compliant clipboard data during a Copy? I believe Excel data is formatted as CSV during "normal" clipboard operations.
excel
csv
clipboard
grid
null
null
open
What is a good web-based Grid that accepts Excel clipboard data? === Any good recommendations for a platform agnostic (i.e. Javascript) grid control/plugin that will accept pasted Excel data and can emit Excel-compliant clipboard data during a Copy? I believe Excel data is formatted as CSV during "normal" clipboard...
0
2,573
08/05/2008 16:54:21
204
08/03/2008 13:27:56
183
9
vim Tutorials
I want to start using vim as my text editor for PHP, what do you guys suggest as good tutorials for not only using vim but also in a project sense?
vim
text-editor
ide
null
null
null
open
vim Tutorials === I want to start using vim as my text editor for PHP, what do you guys suggest as good tutorials for not only using vim but also in a project sense?
0
2,588
08/05/2008 17:07:16
423
08/05/2008 15:24:44
11
2
Appropriate pagefile size for SQL Server
Does any know a good rule of thumb for the appropriate pagefile size for a Windows 2003 server running SQL Server?
windows
sql-server
null
null
null
null
open
Appropriate pagefile size for SQL Server === Does any know a good rule of thumb for the appropriate pagefile size for a Windows 2003 server running SQL Server?
0
2,630
08/05/2008 18:01:32
17
08/01/2008 12:02:21
371
34
What are your favorite Powershell Cmdlets?
I just found /n softwares free Powershell NetCmdlets, and after playing with them I love the functionality they bring to the command line. So it begs the question what are your favorite Cmdlets, and how do you use them?
powershell
cmdlets
null
null
null
02/22/2012 01:58:23
not constructive
What are your favorite Powershell Cmdlets? === I just found /n softwares free Powershell NetCmdlets, and after playing with them I love the functionality they bring to the command line. So it begs the question what are your favorite Cmdlets, and how do you use them?
4
2,639
08/05/2008 18:07:26
434
08/05/2008 17:42:54
1
0
What are some web-based knowledge-base solutions?
I've used a WordPress blog and a Screwturn Wiki (at two separate jobs) to store private, company-specific KB info, but I'm looking for something that was created to be a knowledge base. Specifically, I'd like to see: - Free/low cost - Simple method for users to subscribe to KB (or just sections) to get updates...
language-agnostic
planning
null
null
null
null
open
What are some web-based knowledge-base solutions? === I've used a WordPress blog and a Screwturn Wiki (at two separate jobs) to store private, company-specific KB info, but I'm looking for something that was created to be a knowledge base. Specifically, I'd like to see: - Free/low cost - Simple method for use...
0
2,647
08/05/2008 18:15:47
383
08/05/2008 10:46:37
231
30
Split String in SQL
Using SQL Server 2005, how do I split a string so I can access item x. For example, take the string "Hello John Smith". How can I split the string by a space and access item 1 which should return "John"?
sql
null
null
null
null
null
open
Split String in SQL === Using SQL Server 2005, how do I split a string so I can access item x. For example, take the string "Hello John Smith". How can I split the string by a space and access item 1 which should return "John"?
0
2,649
08/05/2008 18:18:39
434
08/05/2008 17:42:54
6
0
What's the best way to determine if a temporary table exists in SQL Server?
When writing a T-SQL script that I plan on re-running, often times I use temporary tables to store temporary data. Since the temp table is created on the fly, I'd like to be able to drop that table only if it exists (before I create it). I'll post the method that I use, but I'd like to see if anyone else knows of a...
sql-server
null
null
null
null
null
open
What's the best way to determine if a temporary table exists in SQL Server? === When writing a T-SQL script that I plan on re-running, often times I use temporary tables to store temporary data. Since the temp table is created on the fly, I'd like to be able to drop that table only if it exists (before I create it). ...
0
2,658
08/05/2008 18:29:14
406
08/05/2008 13:38:24
11
2
Version Control. Getting started...
So I know I need to implement version control, even for just the developing I do at home. My issue is I have read about how great Subversion is for the past couple years. I was about to dedicate myself to learning this on the side. But now I am starting to read about Git being the up and coming version control syste...
versioncontrol
subversion
git
null
null
null
open
Version Control. Getting started... === So I know I need to implement version control, even for just the developing I do at home. My issue is I have read about how great Subversion is for the past couple years. I was about to dedicate myself to learning this on the side. But now I am starting to read about Git bei...
0
2,688
08/05/2008 18:45:46
432
08/05/2008 17:18:46
21
4
What all do I need to escape when sending a (My)SQL query?
When you execute a SQL query, you have to clean your 'strings' or users can execute malicious SQL on your website. I usually just have a function escape_string(blah), which: - Replaces escapes (\) with double escapes (\\). - Replaces single quotes (') with an escaped single quote (\'). Is this adequate? Is...
mysql
security
null
null
null
null
open
What all do I need to escape when sending a (My)SQL query? === When you execute a SQL query, you have to clean your 'strings' or users can execute malicious SQL on your website. I usually just have a function escape_string(blah), which: - Replaces escapes (\) with double escapes (\\). - Replaces single quotes...
0
2,702
08/05/2008 18:55:35
357
08/05/2008 01:29:23
31
3
How do I use T-SQL Group By
I know I need to have (although I don't know why) an Order By clause on the end of a SQL query that uses any aggregate functions like count, sum, avg, etc: select count(userID), userName from users group by userName When else would GROUP BY be useful, and what are the performance ramifications?
sql
null
null
null
null
null
open
How do I use T-SQL Group By === I know I need to have (although I don't know why) an Order By clause on the end of a SQL query that uses any aggregate functions like count, sum, avg, etc: select count(userID), userName from users group by userName When else would GROUP BY be useful, and what are the performa...
0
2,709
08/05/2008 19:06:40
434
08/05/2008 17:42:54
26
2
How can you tell when a user last pressed a key (or moved the mouse)?
In a Win32 environment, you can use the GetLastInputInfo API call [see msdn doc][1]. Basically, this method returns the last tick that corresponds with when the user last provided input, and you have to compare that to the current tick to determine how long ago that was. Xavi23cr has a good example for C# at [codep...
language-agnostic
windows-api
null
null
null
null
open
How can you tell when a user last pressed a key (or moved the mouse)? === In a Win32 environment, you can use the GetLastInputInfo API call [see msdn doc][1]. Basically, this method returns the last tick that corresponds with when the user last provided input, and you have to compare that to the current tick to deter...
0
2,711
08/05/2008 19:08:47
45
08/01/2008 13:04:45
61
4
What sites offer free quality web site design templates?
Let's aggregate a list of free quality web site design templates. There are a million of these sites out there, but most are repetitive and boring. I'll start with [freeCSStemplates.org][1] I also think other sites should follow some sort of standards, for example here are freeCSStemplates standards - Relea...
css
null
null
null
null
null
open
What sites offer free quality web site design templates? === Let's aggregate a list of free quality web site design templates. There are a million of these sites out there, but most are repetitive and boring. I'll start with [freeCSStemplates.org][1] I also think other sites should follow some sort of standards...
0
2,714
08/05/2008 19:10:52
434
08/05/2008 17:42:54
26
2
I need to know how much disk space a table is using in SQL Server
I think most people know how to do this via the GUI (right click table, properties), but doing this in T-SQL totally rocks.
sql-server
null
null
null
null
null
open
I need to know how much disk space a table is using in SQL Server === I think most people know how to do this via the GUI (right click table, properties), but doing this in T-SQL totally rocks.
0
2,717
08/05/2008 19:11:57
342
08/04/2008 19:59:52
61
10
Organizing Documents
I’ve got a lot of PDFs/CHMs and they are getting out of control. So I’ve decided to do something about it. First I hit Google and didn’t get very far - the range of programs are very naff. Then I hit [metafilter][1] and got a lot more results. From there I learnt there is a lot of programs that do exactly what I want, ...
pdf
organizing
chm
null
null
08/21/2011 07:49:28
off topic
Organizing Documents === I’ve got a lot of PDFs/CHMs and they are getting out of control. So I’ve decided to do something about it. First I hit Google and didn’t get very far - the range of programs are very naff. Then I hit [metafilter][1] and got a lot more results. From there I learnt there is a lot of programs tha...
2
2,729
08/05/2008 19:24:58
92
08/01/2008 17:55:41
647
17
What Hosting Service is best for Django applications?
I have been using django a great deal lately and would like to find a home to host my apps. What is the **best** django web host? (*Official django support preferred*) Which service has the lowest price (*without a long contract*)?
python
django
web-applications
hosting
null
null
open
What Hosting Service is best for Django applications? === I have been using django a great deal lately and would like to find a home to host my apps. What is the **best** django web host? (*Official django support preferred*) Which service has the lowest price (*without a long contract*)?
0
2,732
08/05/2008 19:26:00
75
08/01/2008 15:54:25
1
0
Shell scripting input redirection oddities
Can anyone explain this behavior? Running: #!/bin/sh echo "hello world" | read var1 var2 echo $var1 echo $var2 results in nothing being ouput, while: #!/bin/sh echo "hello world" > test.file read var1 var2 < test.file echo $var1 echo $var2 produces the expected ou...
shell
bash
dash
null
null
null
open
Shell scripting input redirection oddities === Can anyone explain this behavior? Running: #!/bin/sh echo "hello world" | read var1 var2 echo $var1 echo $var2 results in nothing being ouput, while: #!/bin/sh echo "hello world" > test.file read var1 var2 < test.file echo $...
0
2,742
08/05/2008 19:39:19
304
08/04/2008 13:54:38
49
7
Setting up an Erlang development environment
I'm interested in looking at Erlang and want to follow the path of least resistance in getting up and running. At present, I'm planning on installing [Erlang R12B-3][1] and [Erlide][2] ([Eclipse][3] plugin). This is largely a Google-result-based decision. Initially this will be on a Windows XP system, though I am li...
ide
erlang
null
null
null
null
open
Setting up an Erlang development environment === I'm interested in looking at Erlang and want to follow the path of least resistance in getting up and running. At present, I'm planning on installing [Erlang R12B-3][1] and [Erlide][2] ([Eclipse][3] plugin). This is largely a Google-result-based decision. Initially t...
0
2,750
08/05/2008 19:51:29
435
08/05/2008 17:58:35
1
2
Data verifications in Getter/Setter or elsewhere ?
I'm wondering if it's a good idea to make **verifications** in **getters** and **setters** or elsewhere in the code. This might surprise you be when it comes to **optimizations** and **speed-ing** up the code, I think you should not made verifications in getters and setters but in the code where your're **updating**...
optimization
data
getter
setter
verification
null
open
Data verifications in Getter/Setter or elsewhere ? === I'm wondering if it's a good idea to make **verifications** in **getters** and **setters** or elsewhere in the code. This might surprise you be when it comes to **optimizations** and **speed-ing** up the code, I think you should not made verifications in getter...
0
2,756
08/05/2008 19:57:11
431
08/05/2008 17:00:01
46
7
Lightweight IDE for Linux
Even though I have a robust and fast computer (Pentium Dual Core 2.0 with 2Gb RAM), I'm always searching for lightweight software to have on it, so it runs fast even when many apps are up and running simultaneously. On the last few weeks I've been migrating gradually to Linux and want to install a free lightweight y...
c++
php
linux
ide
freeware
11/12/2011 13:39:05
not constructive
Lightweight IDE for Linux === Even though I have a robust and fast computer (Pentium Dual Core 2.0 with 2Gb RAM), I'm always searching for lightweight software to have on it, so it runs fast even when many apps are up and running simultaneously. On the last few weeks I've been migrating gradually to Linux and want ...
4
2,765
08/05/2008 20:01:31
443
08/05/2008 19:27:20
1
0
What is keyboard shortcut to view all open documents in Visual Studio 2008
I am trying to learn the keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio in order to be more productive. So I downloaded a document showing many of the default keybindings in Visual Basic when using the VS 2008 IDE from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=255b8cf1-f6bd-4b55-bb42-dd1a69315833&displa...
visual-studio
keyboard
shortcuts
null
null
null
open
What is keyboard shortcut to view all open documents in Visual Studio 2008 === I am trying to learn the keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio in order to be more productive. So I downloaded a document showing many of the default keybindings in Visual Basic when using the VS 2008 IDE from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft...
0
2,767
08/05/2008 20:02:33
396
08/05/2008 12:46:44
6
2
Do you have any recommended add-ons/plugins for Microsoft Visual Studio?
Freebies prefered, but if it is worth the cost....
microsoft
visual
studio
null
null
05/05/2012 13:39:51
not constructive
Do you have any recommended add-ons/plugins for Microsoft Visual Studio? === Freebies prefered, but if it is worth the cost....
4
2,770
08/05/2008 20:05:22
447
08/05/2008 19:55:45
1
0
Global Exception Handling
When working on ASP.NET 1.1 projects I always used the Global.asax to catch all errors. I'm looking for a similar way to catch all exceptions in a WinForms user control which ends up being a hosted IE control. What is the proper way to go about doing something like this?
winforms
error-handling
null
null
null
null
open
Global Exception Handling === When working on ASP.NET 1.1 projects I always used the Global.asax to catch all errors. I'm looking for a similar way to catch all exceptions in a WinForms user control which ends up being a hosted IE control. What is the proper way to go about doing something like this?
0
2,773
08/05/2008 20:06:18
422
08/05/2008 15:11:55
36
5
Xen - Can't get a Console to VMs
I've followed this otherwise [excellent tutorial][1] on getting Xen working with Ubuntu but am not able to get a console into my virtual machine (domU). I've got the `extra = '2 console=xvc0'` line in my /etc/xen/**hostname_here**.cfg file like they say, but am not able to get a console on it. If I statically assign...
ubuntu
virtualization
xen
null
null
null
open
Xen - Can't get a Console to VMs === I've followed this otherwise [excellent tutorial][1] on getting Xen working with Ubuntu but am not able to get a console into my virtual machine (domU). I've got the `extra = '2 console=xvc0'` line in my /etc/xen/**hostname_here**.cfg file like they say, but am not able to get a co...
0
2,775
08/05/2008 20:08:38
434
08/05/2008 17:42:54
53
5
What's the BEST way to remove the time portion of a datetime value (SQL Server)
Here's what I use: SELECT CAST(FLOOR(CAST(getdate() as FLOAT)) as DATETIME) I'm thinking there may be a better/more elegant way. Requirements: - it has to be as fast as possible (the less casting the better) - final result has to be a datetime type, not a string
sql-server
null
null
null
null
null
open
What's the BEST way to remove the time portion of a datetime value (SQL Server) === Here's what I use: SELECT CAST(FLOOR(CAST(getdate() as FLOAT)) as DATETIME) I'm thinking there may be a better/more elegant way. Requirements: - it has to be as fast as possible (the less casting the better) - final ...
0
2,778
08/05/2008 20:10:43
415
08/05/2008 14:37:16
1
3
Is it better to create Model classes, or just stick with generic database utility class?
We have a simple utility class in-house for our database calls (a light wrapper around ADO.Net), but I am thinking of creating classes for each database/object. Would it be smart to do so, or would it only benefit if we were using the full MVC framework for ASP.Net? So we have this: SQLWrapper.GetRecordset(c...
asp.net
asp.net-mvc
database
null
null
null
open
Is it better to create Model classes, or just stick with generic database utility class? === We have a simple utility class in-house for our database calls (a light wrapper around ADO.Net), but I am thinking of creating classes for each database/object. Would it be smart to do so, or would it only benefit if we were ...
0
2,780
08/05/2008 20:12:20
45
08/01/2008 13:04:45
71
4
ARBG to RGB
Let's say that we have an ARGB color Color argb = Color.FromARGB(127, 69, 12, 255); //Light Urple. When this is painted on top of an existing color, the colors will blend. So blended with white, the resulting color is Color.FromARGB(255, 162, 133, 255); The solution should work like this Color ble...
c#
colors
null
null
null
null
open
ARBG to RGB === Let's say that we have an ARGB color Color argb = Color.FromARGB(127, 69, 12, 255); //Light Urple. When this is painted on top of an existing color, the colors will blend. So blended with white, the resulting color is Color.FromARGB(255, 162, 133, 255); The solution should work like this...
0
2,785
08/05/2008 20:14:10
33
08/01/2008 12:32:10
119
11
Setting Objects to Null/Nothing after use in Dot Net
I understand that it in dot net it is essential to dispose of any instances of objects that implement the Idisposable interface to release resources. I also Know that when an object goes out of scope it is marked for collection ready for the next pass of the garbage collector (although this may take time). Howeve...
dotnet
c#
vb.net
memory
null
null
open
Setting Objects to Null/Nothing after use in Dot Net === I understand that it in dot net it is essential to dispose of any instances of objects that implement the Idisposable interface to release resources. I also Know that when an object goes out of scope it is marked for collection ready for the next pass of the ...
0
2,786
08/05/2008 20:15:22
404
08/05/2008 13:34:59
16
4
What's the best setup for Mono development on Windows?
I started trying to play with Mono, mostly for fun at the moment. I first tried to use the VS plugin that will convert a csproj into a makefile, but there seemed to be no version available for VS2005. I also read about the MonoDevelop IDE, which sounded nice. Unfortunately, there's no pre-fab Windows package for it....
windows
mono
null
null
null
null
open
What's the best setup for Mono development on Windows? === I started trying to play with Mono, mostly for fun at the moment. I first tried to use the VS plugin that will convert a csproj into a makefile, but there seemed to be no version available for VS2005. I also read about the MonoDevelop IDE, which sounded nice...
0
2,798
08/05/2008 20:24:42
116
08/02/2008 05:51:57
595
45
Map Routing, a la Google Maps?
I've always been intrigued by Map Routing, but I've never found any good introductory (or even advanced!) level writeups talking about it. Does anybody have any pointers, hints, etc?
mapping
gis
null
null
null
null
open
Map Routing, a la Google Maps? === I've always been intrigued by Map Routing, but I've never found any good introductory (or even advanced!) level writeups talking about it. Does anybody have any pointers, hints, etc?
0
2,804
08/05/2008 20:28:30
328
08/04/2008 17:20:23
38
3
How should I translate from screen space coordinates to image space coordinates in a WinForms PictureBox?
I have an application that displays an image inside of a WinForms PictureBox control. The SizeMode of the control is set to Zoom so that the image contained in the picture box will be displayed in an aspect-correct way regardless of the dimensions of the PictureBox. This is great for the visual appearance of the ap...
c#
winforms
null
null
null
null
open
How should I translate from screen space coordinates to image space coordinates in a WinForms PictureBox? === I have an application that displays an image inside of a WinForms PictureBox control. The SizeMode of the control is set to Zoom so that the image contained in the picture box will be displayed in an aspect-c...
0
2,809
08/05/2008 20:33:21
437
08/05/2008 18:13:45
1
1
SQL Server 2000: Is there a way to tell when a record was last modified?
The table doesn't have a timestamp field, obviously. :-)
sql-server
null
null
null
null
null
open
SQL Server 2000: Is there a way to tell when a record was last modified? === The table doesn't have a timestamp field, obviously. :-)
0
2,811
08/05/2008 20:35:56
448
08/05/2008 20:14:14
1
0
SQL 2005 For XML Explicit - Need help formatting
I have a table with a structure like the following: ------------------------------ LocationID | AccountNumber ------------------------------ long-guid-here | 12345 long-guid-here | 54321 To pass into another stored procedure, I need the XML to look like this: <root><clientID>123...
sql
xml
sql2005
formatting
for-xml
null
open
SQL 2005 For XML Explicit - Need help formatting === I have a table with a structure like the following: ------------------------------ LocationID | AccountNumber ------------------------------ long-guid-here | 12345 long-guid-here | 54321 To pass into another stored procedure, I need...
0
2,815
08/05/2008 20:38:59
116
08/02/2008 05:51:57
595
45
How to curl or wget a stackoverflow page?
I would like to make a nightly cron job that fetches my stackoverflow page and diffs it from the previous day's page, so I can see a change summary of my questions, answers, ranking, etc. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the right set of cookies, etc, to make this work. Any ideas? Also, when the beta is finished, w...
stackoverflow
null
null
null
null
null
open
How to curl or wget a stackoverflow page? === I would like to make a nightly cron job that fetches my stackoverflow page and diffs it from the previous day's page, so I can see a change summary of my questions, answers, ranking, etc. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the right set of cookies, etc, to make this work. A...
0
2,826
08/05/2008 20:51:11
396
08/05/2008 12:46:44
18
2
Do you have any recommended add-ons/plugins for Eclipse?
Any great plugins out there, free or otherwise?
eclipse
null
null
null
null
null
open
Do you have any recommended add-ons/plugins for Eclipse? === Any great plugins out there, free or otherwise?
0
2,840
08/05/2008 20:57:00
383
08/05/2008 10:46:37
300
39
Paging SQL Server 2005 Results
How do I page results in SQL Server 2005? I SQL Server 2000, there was no reliable way todo this but I'm now wondering if SQL Server 2005 has any built in method. What I mean by paging is, for example, if I list users by their username, I want to be able to only return the first 10 records, then the next 10 recor...
sql
paging
null
null
null
null
open
Paging SQL Server 2005 Results === How do I page results in SQL Server 2005? I SQL Server 2000, there was no reliable way todo this but I'm now wondering if SQL Server 2005 has any built in method. What I mean by paging is, for example, if I list users by their username, I want to be able to only return the firs...
0
2,844
08/05/2008 20:59:29
432
08/05/2008 17:18:46
57
8
How do you printf an unsigned long long int?
#include <stdio.h> int main() { unsigned long long int num = 285212672; //FYI: fits in 29 bits int normalInt = 5; printf("My number is %d bytes wide and its value is %ul. A normal number is %d.\n", sizeof(num), num, normalInt); return 0; } Output: My number is 8 bytes w...
c
syntax
null
null
null
null
open
How do you printf an unsigned long long int? === #include <stdio.h> int main() { unsigned long long int num = 285212672; //FYI: fits in 29 bits int normalInt = 5; printf("My number is %d bytes wide and its value is %ul. A normal number is %d.\n", sizeof(num), num, normalInt); return ...
0
2,861
08/05/2008 21:09:11
116
08/02/2008 05:51:57
595
46
Options for HTML scraping?
I'm thinking of trying Beautiful Soup, a python package for HTML scraping. Are there any other HTML scraping packages I should be looking at? Python is not a requirement, I'm actually interested in hearing about other languages as well.
html
null
null
null
null
null
open
Options for HTML scraping? === I'm thinking of trying Beautiful Soup, a python package for HTML scraping. Are there any other HTML scraping packages I should be looking at? Python is not a requirement, I'm actually interested in hearing about other languages as well.
0
2,871
08/05/2008 21:19:03
206
08/03/2008 13:35:14
124
17
Reading a C/C++ data structure in C# from a byte array
What would be the best way to fill a C# struct from a byte[] array where the data was from a C/C++ struct? The C struct would look something like this (my C is very rusty): typedef OldStuff { CHAR Name[8]; UInt32 User; CHAR Location[8]; UInt32 TimeStamp; UInt32 Seque...
c#
.net
datastructure
null
null
null
open
Reading a C/C++ data structure in C# from a byte array === What would be the best way to fill a C# struct from a byte[] array where the data was from a C/C++ struct? The C struct would look something like this (my C is very rusty): typedef OldStuff { CHAR Name[8]; UInt32 User; CHAR L...
0
2,872
08/05/2008 21:19:37
446
08/05/2008 19:46:59
1
2
Possible to "spin off" several GUI threads? (Not halting the system at Application.Run)
**My Goal** I would like to have a main processing thread (non GUI), and be able to spin off GUIs in their own background threads as needed, and having my main non GUI thread keep working. Put another way, I want my main non GUI-thread to be the owner of the GUI-thread and not vice versa. I'm not sure this is even p...
winforms
c#
.net
null
null
null
open
Possible to "spin off" several GUI threads? (Not halting the system at Application.Run) === **My Goal** I would like to have a main processing thread (non GUI), and be able to spin off GUIs in their own background threads as needed, and having my main non GUI thread keep working. Put another way, I want my main non...
0
2,873
08/05/2008 21:19:40
381
08/05/2008 10:39:26
11
1
Choosing a static code analysis tool
I'm working on a project where I'm coding in C in a UNIX environment. I've been using the lint tool to check my source code. Lint has been around a long time (since 1979), can anyone suggest a more recent code analysis tool I could use ? Preferably a tool that is free.
c
testing
unix
null
null
null
open
Choosing a static code analysis tool === I'm working on a project where I'm coding in C in a UNIX environment. I've been using the lint tool to check my source code. Lint has been around a long time (since 1979), can anyone suggest a more recent code analysis tool I could use ? Preferably a tool that is free.
0
2,874
08/05/2008 21:19:57
441
08/05/2008 19:07:44
1
0
How to render a control to look like ComboBox with Visual Styles enabled?
I have a control that is modelled on a ComboBox. I want to render the control so that the control border looks like that of a standard Windows ComboBox. Specifically, I have followed the MSDN documentation and all the rendering of the control is correct except for rendering when the control is disabled. How can I ge...
c#
.net
winforms
null
null
null
open
How to render a control to look like ComboBox with Visual Styles enabled? === I have a control that is modelled on a ComboBox. I want to render the control so that the control border looks like that of a standard Windows ComboBox. Specifically, I have followed the MSDN documentation and all the rendering of the contro...
0
2,896
08/05/2008 21:41:18
271
08/04/2008 10:25:01
51
4
Project Suggestions
I'd like suggestions for a small project to work on this fall. Something I can work on a few hours a week that will keep me entertained and help me learn new things about a particular language, coding style, etc. I like to program in PHP and Java but am very interested in coding something using Python or Perl. Any ...
project
challenge
null
null
null
null
open
Project Suggestions === I'd like suggestions for a small project to work on this fall. Something I can work on a few hours a week that will keep me entertained and help me learn new things about a particular language, coding style, etc. I like to program in PHP and Java but am very interested in coding something us...
0
2,898
08/05/2008 21:42:37
25
08/01/2008 12:15:23
100
22
Best Text Editor For Linux (Besides Vi)?
Let me preface this question by saying I use TextMate on Mac OSX for my text needs and I am in love with it. Anything comparable on the Linux platform? I'll mostly use it for coding python/ruby. Doing a google search yielded outdated answers.
texteditor
linux
ruby
python
null
null
open
Best Text Editor For Linux (Besides Vi)? === Let me preface this question by saying I use TextMate on Mac OSX for my text needs and I am in love with it. Anything comparable on the Linux platform? I'll mostly use it for coding python/ruby. Doing a google search yielded outdated answers.
0
2,900
08/05/2008 21:45:11
454
08/04/2008 08:52:03
1
0
MySQL/Apache Error in PHP MySQL query
I am getting the following error: > Access denied for user 'apache'@'localhost' (using password: NO) When using the following code: <?php include("../includes/connect.php"); $query = "SELECT * from story"; $result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error()); echo "<h1>Delete...
php
mysql
null
null
null
null
open
MySQL/Apache Error in PHP MySQL query === I am getting the following error: > Access denied for user 'apache'@'localhost' (using password: NO) When using the following code: <?php include("../includes/connect.php"); $query = "SELECT * from story"; $result = mysql_query($query) or die(...
0
2,913
08/05/2008 21:58:51
277
08/04/2008 10:55:22
16
0
How to Test Web Code
Does anyone have some good hints for writing test code for database-backend development where there is a heavy dependency on state. Specifically, I want to write tests for code that retrieve records from the database, but the answers will depend on the data in the database (which may change over time). Do people ...
webdevelopment
null
null
null
null
null
open
How to Test Web Code === Does anyone have some good hints for writing test code for database-backend development where there is a heavy dependency on state. Specifically, I want to write tests for code that retrieve records from the database, but the answers will depend on the data in the database (which may change...
0
2,914
08/05/2008 22:01:36
434
08/05/2008 17:42:54
63
6
How can I detect if a browser is blocking an popup?
Occasionally, I've come across a webpage that tries to pop open a new window (for user input, or something important), but the popup blocker prevents this from happening. What methods can the calling window use to make sure the new window launched properly?
webdevelopment
null
null
null
null
null
open
How can I detect if a browser is blocking an popup? === Occasionally, I've come across a webpage that tries to pop open a new window (for user input, or something important), but the popup blocker prevents this from happening. What methods can the calling window use to make sure the new window launched properly?
0
2,931
08/05/2008 22:23:16
360
08/05/2008 03:51:05
16
1
Getting started with a custom JXTA PeerGroup
I have been working with JXTA 2.3 for the last year or so for a peer-to-peer computing platform I am developing. I am migrating to JXTA 2.5 and in the process I am trying to clean up a lot of my use of JXTA. For the most part, I approached JXTA with a "just make it work" attitude. I used it to jumpstart creating and ma...
java
jxta
null
null
null
null
open
Getting started with a custom JXTA PeerGroup === I have been working with JXTA 2.3 for the last year or so for a peer-to-peer computing platform I am developing. I am migrating to JXTA 2.5 and in the process I am trying to clean up a lot of my use of JXTA. For the most part, I approached JXTA with a "just make it work...
0
2,933
08/05/2008 22:26:00
1,384,652
08/01/2008 12:01:23
222
25
An executable Python app
Python works on multiple platforms and can be used for desktop and web applications, thus I conclude that there is some way to compile it into an executable for Mac, Windows and Linux. The problem being I have no idea where to start or how to write a GUI with it, can anybody shed some light on this and point me in t...
python
null
null
null
null
04/25/2012 16:16:52
not constructive
An executable Python app === Python works on multiple platforms and can be used for desktop and web applications, thus I conclude that there is some way to compile it into an executable for Mac, Windows and Linux. The problem being I have no idea where to start or how to write a GUI with it, can anybody shed some l...
4
2,942
08/05/2008 22:40:25
100
08/01/2008 20:41:59
61
5
HSL in .net
What tools have you used for working with HSL colors in .net?
.net
colors
rgb
hsl
null
null
open
HSL in .net === What tools have you used for working with HSL colors in .net?
0
2,946
08/05/2008 22:47:22
227
08/03/2008 17:53:19
164
19
Incomplete results with Turkish characters in Indexing Service
*Finally I get to post my **ı**'s and **İ**'s as promised...* I've found that MS Indexing Service returns incomplete results when searching for documents with Turkish content. It seems to choke especially regarding the (incorrectly-named) [4I problem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_dotted_and_dotless_I). A...
internationalization
searching
cisvc
indexingservice
turkish
null
open
Incomplete results with Turkish characters in Indexing Service === *Finally I get to post my **ı**'s and **İ**'s as promised...* I've found that MS Indexing Service returns incomplete results when searching for documents with Turkish content. It seems to choke especially regarding the (incorrectly-named) [4I proble...
0
2,959
08/05/2008 23:16:30
227
08/03/2008 17:53:19
174
20
Indexing Service + MODI = Full-text over OCR? You wish!
Scenario: You have configured Indexing Service to index your files, which also include scanned images saved as hi-res TIFF files. You also have installed MS Office 2003+ and configured MS Office Document Imaging (MODI) correctly so you can perform OCR on your images and even embed the OCR'd text into TIFFs. Awesomen...
ocr
dep
cisvc
indexingservice
modi
null
open
Indexing Service + MODI = Full-text over OCR? You wish! === Scenario: You have configured Indexing Service to index your files, which also include scanned images saved as hi-res TIFF files. You also have installed MS Office 2003+ and configured MS Office Document Imaging (MODI) correctly so you can perform OCR on your...
0
2,968
08/05/2008 23:49:53
362
08/05/2008 04:38:30
16
1
What is the best way to parse strings in Java
I have some friends making a text-based game in Java (what the hell?), and they're looking for the best way to parse strings for commands. They've come across many methods and are wondering what would be the best way to go about things.
java
string
parse
null
null
null
open
What is the best way to parse strings in Java === I have some friends making a text-based game in Java (what the hell?), and they're looking for the best way to parse strings for commands. They've come across many methods and are wondering what would be the best way to go about things.
0
2,970
08/05/2008 23:55:25
58
08/01/2008 13:56:33
1,129
51
My website got hacked... What should I do?
My dad called me today and said people going to his website were getting 168 viruses trying to download to their computers. He isn't technical at all, and built the whole thing with a WYSIWYG editor. I popped his site open and viewed the source, and there was a line of Javascript includes at the bottom of the source...
hacker
hacking
hacks
website
hijacked
03/06/2012 03:17:01
off topic
My website got hacked... What should I do? === My dad called me today and said people going to his website were getting 168 viruses trying to download to their computers. He isn't technical at all, and built the whole thing with a WYSIWYG editor. I popped his site open and viewed the source, and there was a line of...
2
2,987
08/06/2008 00:55:48
324
08/04/2008 16:46:29
1
0
Bringing Window to the Front in C# using Win32 API
I am writing an application that needs to bring window of an external app to the foreground, and not necessarily steal focus (there is a setting the user can toggle to steal/not steal focus). What is the best way to go about this using the win32 API? I have tried SetForeground() but it always steals focus and does ...
c#
winapi
null
null
null
null
open
Bringing Window to the Front in C# using Win32 API === I am writing an application that needs to bring window of an external app to the foreground, and not necessarily steal focus (there is a setting the user can toggle to steal/not steal focus). What is the best way to go about this using the win32 API? I have tr...
0
2,988
08/06/2008 00:56:05
861
08/09/2008 19:00:40
1
0
What problems can be solved, or tackled more easily, using graphs and trees?
What are the most common problems that can be solved with both these data structures? It would be good for me to have also recommendations on books that: - Implement the structures - Implement and explain the reasoning of the algorithms that use them Thanks!
algorithm
datastructure
graph
tree
computer-science
null
open
What problems can be solved, or tackled more easily, using graphs and trees? === What are the most common problems that can be solved with both these data structures? It would be good for me to have also recommendations on books that: - Implement the structures - Implement and explain the reasoning of the a...
0
2,993
08/06/2008 01:07:52
155
08/02/2008 17:33:51
1
0
Reverse DNS in Ruby?
I'm in an environment with a lot of computers that haven't been properly inventoried. Basically, no one knows which IP goes with which mac address and which hostname. So I wrote the following: # This script goes down the entire IP range and attempts to # retrieve the Hostname and mac address and outputs t...
ruby
sockets
dns
nslookup
null
null
open
Reverse DNS in Ruby? === I'm in an environment with a lot of computers that haven't been properly inventoried. Basically, no one knows which IP goes with which mac address and which hostname. So I wrote the following: # This script goes down the entire IP range and attempts to # retrieve the Hostname and...
0
3,004
08/06/2008 01:42:51
364
08/05/2008 05:33:41
11
3
Using ASP.NET Dynamic Data / LINQ to SQL, how do you have two table fields have a relationship to the same foreign key?
I am using ASP.NET Dynamic Data for a project and I have a table that has two seperate fields that link to the same foreign key in a different table. This relationship works fine in SQL Server. However, in the LINQ to SQL model in the ASP.NET Dynamic Data model, only the first field's relationship is reflected. ...
asp.net
dynamicdata
null
null
null
null
open
Using ASP.NET Dynamic Data / LINQ to SQL, how do you have two table fields have a relationship to the same foreign key? === I am using ASP.NET Dynamic Data for a project and I have a table that has two seperate fields that link to the same foreign key in a different table. This relationship works fine in SQL Server...
0
3,017
08/06/2008 02:15:14
391
08/05/2008 12:27:15
1
0
How to generate getters and setters in Visual Studio?
The question is in the title.
visual-studio
getter
setter
null
null
null
open
How to generate getters and setters in Visual Studio? === The question is in the title.
0
3,021
08/06/2008 02:29:51
358
08/05/2008 01:41:40
101
4
What is recursion and when should I use it?
One of the topics that seems to come up regularly on mailing lists and online discussions is the merits (or lack thereof) of doing a Computer Science Degree. An argument that seems to come up time and again for the negative party is that they have been coding for some number of years and they have never used recursion....
recursion
technique
compsci
null
null
null
open
What is recursion and when should I use it? === One of the topics that seems to come up regularly on mailing lists and online discussions is the merits (or lack thereof) of doing a Computer Science Degree. An argument that seems to come up time and again for the negative party is that they have been coding for some nu...
0
3,027
08/06/2008 02:36:23
439
08/05/2008 18:36:05
1
0
Is there an Unobtrusive Captcha for web forms?
What is the best unobtrusive CAPTCHA for web forms? One that does not involve a UI, rather a non-UI Turing test.
security
usability
null
null
null
null
open
Is there an Unobtrusive Captcha for web forms? === What is the best unobtrusive CAPTCHA for web forms? One that does not involve a UI, rather a non-UI Turing test.
0
3,033
08/06/2008 02:53:13
219
08/03/2008 16:25:07
186
8
Safest way to iterate through the keys of a Perl hash?
If I have a perl hash with a bunch of (key, value) pairs, what is the preferred method of iterating through all the keys? I have heard that using `each` may in some way have unintended side effects. So, is that true, and is one of the two following methods best, or is there a better way? # Method 1 while ...
perl
hash
iteration
each
null
null
open
Safest way to iterate through the keys of a Perl hash? === If I have a perl hash with a bunch of (key, value) pairs, what is the preferred method of iterating through all the keys? I have heard that using `each` may in some way have unintended side effects. So, is that true, and is one of the two following methods b...
0
3,036
08/06/2008 02:56:26
432
08/05/2008 17:18:46
92
16
Linux - files and scripts that execute on boot
If I want to make something run on startup on Linux, where is the preferred place to put things? I would like a description of each script or file that is executed at boot, and that script or file's purpose as to how you edit it, or what sorts of things are normal to put in it to make run on startup.
linux
architecture
boot
null
null
null
open
Linux - files and scripts that execute on boot === If I want to make something run on startup on Linux, where is the preferred place to put things? I would like a description of each script or file that is executed at boot, and that script or file's purpose as to how you edit it, or what sorts of things are normal to ...
0
3,045
08/06/2008 03:14:59
271
08/04/2008 10:25:01
76
6
Linking two Office documents
**Problem:** I have two spreadsheets that each serve different purposes but contain one particular piece of data that needs to be the same in both spreadsheets. This piece of data (one of the columns) gets updated in spreadsheet A but needs to also be updated in spreadsheet B. **Goal:** A solution that would...
microsoft
office2007
office2003
null
null
null
open
Linking two Office documents === **Problem:** I have two spreadsheets that each serve different purposes but contain one particular piece of data that needs to be the same in both spreadsheets. This piece of data (one of the columns) gets updated in spreadsheet A but needs to also be updated in spreadsheet B. ...
0
3,049
08/06/2008 03:19:19
462
08/06/2008 00:05:58
1
0
How do I configure and communicate with a serial port?
I need to send and receive data over serial connections (RS-232 and RS-422). How do I set up and communicate with such a connection? How do I figure out what the configuration settings (e.g. baud rate) should be and how do I set them? In particular I am looking to do this in Java, C/C++, or one of the major Unix...
java
c++
windows
unix
null
null
open
How do I configure and communicate with a serial port? === I need to send and receive data over serial connections (RS-232 and RS-422). How do I set up and communicate with such a connection? How do I figure out what the configuration settings (e.g. baud rate) should be and how do I set them? In particular I am...
0
3,057
08/06/2008 03:34:01
58
08/01/2008 13:56:33
1,199
51
Speed Comparisons - Procedural vs. OO in interpreted languages
In interpreted programming languages, such as PHP and JavaScript, what are the repercussions of going with an Object Oriented approach over a Procedural approach? Specifically what I am looking for is a checklist of things to consider when creating a web application and choosing between Procedural and Object Oriente...
oop
procedural
speed
maintainability
interpreted
null
open
Speed Comparisons - Procedural vs. OO in interpreted languages === In interpreted programming languages, such as PHP and JavaScript, what are the repercussions of going with an Object Oriented approach over a Procedural approach? Specifically what I am looking for is a checklist of things to consider when creating ...
0
3,058
08/06/2008 03:35:27
358
08/05/2008 01:41:40
116
5
What is Inversion of Control?
Inversion of Control (or IoC) can be quite confusing when it is first encountered. 1. What is it? 2. What problems does it solve? 3. When is it appropriate and when not?
inversion-of-control
patterns
null
null
null
null
open
What is Inversion of Control? === Inversion of Control (or IoC) can be quite confusing when it is first encountered. 1. What is it? 2. What problems does it solve? 3. When is it appropriate and when not?
0
3,061
08/06/2008 03:36:08
121
08/02/2008 07:34:46
27
3
Calling a Function From a String With the Function's Name in Python
What is the best way to go about calling a function given a string with the function's name in a python program. For example, let's say that I have a module foo, and I have a string whose contents are "bar". What is the best way to go about calling foo.bar()? I need to get the return value of the function, which i...
python
null
null
null
null
null
open
Calling a Function From a String With the Function's Name in Python === What is the best way to go about calling a function given a string with the function's name in a python program. For example, let's say that I have a module foo, and I have a string whose contents are "bar". What is the best way to go about call...
0
3,067
08/06/2008 03:44:41
291
08/04/2008 13:03:39
1
0
Plugin for Visual Studio to Mimic Eclipse's "Open Type" or "Open Resource" Keyboard Access
If you've ever used Eclipse, you've probably noticed the great keyboard shortcuts that let you hit a shortcut key combination, then just type the first few characters of a function, class, filename, etc. It's even smart enough to put open files first in the list. ![alt text][1] [1]: http://archive.eclipse.org...
visual-studio
plug-ins
null
null
null
null
open
Plugin for Visual Studio to Mimic Eclipse's "Open Type" or "Open Resource" Keyboard Access === If you've ever used Eclipse, you've probably noticed the great keyboard shortcuts that let you hit a shortcut key combination, then just type the first few characters of a function, class, filename, etc. It's even smart enou...
0
3,075
08/06/2008 04:20:41
404
08/05/2008 13:34:59
56
6
Can ASP.NET AJAX partial rendering work inside a SharePoint 2007 application page?
I have a simple page with my ScriptManager and my UpdatePanel, and my ContentTemplate has one ListBox and one Label. I am just trying to catch its OnSelectionChanged so I can update the text in the Label. No matter what settings I try to tweak, I always get a full-page postback. Is this really not going to work, o...
ajax
sharepoint
null
null
null
null
open
Can ASP.NET AJAX partial rendering work inside a SharePoint 2007 application page? === I have a simple page with my ScriptManager and my UpdatePanel, and my ContentTemplate has one ListBox and one Label. I am just trying to catch its OnSelectionChanged so I can update the text in the Label. No matter what settings I...
0
3,088
08/06/2008 05:01:16
92
08/01/2008 17:55:41
771
23
Best ways to teach a beginner to program?
I am currently engaged in teaching my brother to program. He is a total beginner, but very smart. I've noticed that some of our sessions have gotten bogged down in minor details, and I don't feel I've been very organized. What can I do to teach him effectively? Is there a logical order that I can use to run throu...
teaching
language-agnostic
python
null
null
09/14/2011 17:54:00
not constructive
Best ways to teach a beginner to program? === I am currently engaged in teaching my brother to program. He is a total beginner, but very smart. I've noticed that some of our sessions have gotten bogged down in minor details, and I don't feel I've been very organized. What can I do to teach him effectively? Is th...
4
3,106
08/06/2008 05:36:49
327
08/04/2008 17:08:49
41
3
How can I create debian install packages in Windows for a Visual Studio project?
I'm developing some cross platform software targeting Mono under Visual Studio and would like to be able to build the installers for Windows and Linux with a single button click. I figure I could do it by calling cygwin from a post-build event, but I was hoping for at best a Visual Studio plugin or at worst a more Wind...
mono
crossplatform
windows
visual-studio
null
null
open
How can I create debian install packages in Windows for a Visual Studio project? === I'm developing some cross platform software targeting Mono under Visual Studio and would like to be able to build the installers for Windows and Linux with a single button click. I figure I could do it by calling cygwin from a post-bu...
0
3,112
08/06/2008 05:56:00
219
08/03/2008 16:25:07
191
8
Can you force either a scalar or array ref to be an array in Perl?
I have a perl variable `$results` that gets returned from a service. The value is supposed to be an array, and `$results` should be an array reference. However, when the array has only one item in it, `$results` will be set to that value, and not a referenced array that contains that one item. I want to do a `fore...
perl
scalar
array
null
null
null
open
Can you force either a scalar or array ref to be an array in Perl? === I have a perl variable `$results` that gets returned from a service. The value is supposed to be an array, and `$results` should be an array reference. However, when the array has only one item in it, `$results` will be set to that value, and not...
0
3,121
08/06/2008 06:10:10
404
08/05/2008 13:34:59
63
7
Why are SYSTEM and taskmgr.exe taking up 100% of my CPU?
I'm running 32-bit Windows 2003 R2 in VMware 6.0.3 on my Windows XP 32-bit host OS. I have run all the Windows updates, but haven't done any other tweaking. About once every hour (but not quite on a schedule) my CPU usage goes to 100%, slowing everything down for about 1 minute. When I can get taskmgr up, I see that...
performance
vmware
hanging
null
null
05/22/2012 19:21:34
off topic
Why are SYSTEM and taskmgr.exe taking up 100% of my CPU? === I'm running 32-bit Windows 2003 R2 in VMware 6.0.3 on my Windows XP 32-bit host OS. I have run all the Windows updates, but haven't done any other tweaking. About once every hour (but not quite on a schedule) my CPU usage goes to 100%, slowing everything d...
2
3,136
08/06/2008 07:16:16
87
08/01/2008 16:59:16
26
3
help with cronjobs?
How can i set up my crontab to execute X script at 11:59PM every day without emailing me or creating any logs? Right now my crontab looks something like this > @daily /path/to/script.sh
time
settings
cron
null
null
null
open
help with cronjobs? === How can i set up my crontab to execute X script at 11:59PM every day without emailing me or creating any logs? Right now my crontab looks something like this > @daily /path/to/script.sh
0
3,143
08/06/2008 07:41:11
253
08/04/2008 05:38:52
1
0
How do I show test results in TeamCity from a Command Line Runner
I'm compiling a NAnt project on linux with TeamCity Continuous Integration server. I have been able to generate a test report by running NAnt on mono thru a Command Line Runner but don't have the options of using the report like a NAnt Runner. I'm also using MBUnit for the testing framework. How can I merge in the t...
nant
mono
mbunit
teamcity
null
null
open
How do I show test results in TeamCity from a Command Line Runner === I'm compiling a NAnt project on linux with TeamCity Continuous Integration server. I have been able to generate a test report by running NAnt on mono thru a Command Line Runner but don't have the options of using the report like a NAnt Runner. I'm a...
0
3,144
08/06/2008 07:42:33
475
08/06/2008 07:16:20
1
2
'Best' Diff Algorithm
I need to implement a Diff algorithm in VB.NET to find the changes between two different versions of a piece of text. I've had a scout around the web and have found a couple of different algorithms. Does anybody here know of a 'best' algorithm that I could implement? Thanks, - Chris
vb.net
diff
null
null
null
09/12/2011 11:54:16
not constructive
'Best' Diff Algorithm === I need to implement a Diff algorithm in VB.NET to find the changes between two different versions of a piece of text. I've had a scout around the web and have found a couple of different algorithms. Does anybody here know of a 'best' algorithm that I could implement? Thanks, - Chris
4
3,147
08/06/2008 07:52:31
380
08/05/2008 10:39:18
109
16
What are the best practices for using Extension Methods in .Net?
I have seen these being used every which way, and have been accused of using them the wrong way (though in that case, I was using them that way to demonstrate a [point](http://blog.gadodia.net/extension-methods-in-vbnet-and-c/)). So, what do you think are the best practices for employing Extension Methods? Should...
c#
vb.net
.net
null
null
null
open
What are the best practices for using Extension Methods in .Net? === I have seen these being used every which way, and have been accused of using them the wrong way (though in that case, I was using them that way to demonstrate a [point](http://blog.gadodia.net/extension-methods-in-vbnet-and-c/)). So, what do you t...
0
3,150
08/06/2008 07:57:50
370
08/05/2008 08:37:18
1
3
How to set up unit testing for visual studio c++
I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the testing framework set up and usable in visual studio 2008 for c++. Any links or tutorials would be appreciated.
c++
visual-studio
testing
unit-testing
null
null
open
How to set up unit testing for visual studio c++ === I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the testing framework set up and usable in visual studio 2008 for c++. Any links or tutorials would be appreciated.
0
3,157
08/06/2008 08:15:28
476
08/06/2008 08:15:28
1
0
.htaccess directives to *not* redirect certain URLs
In an application that heavily relies on .htaccess RewriteRules for its PrettyURLs (CakePHP in my case), how do I correctly set up directives to exclude certain directories from this rewriting? I.e.: /appRoot/.htaccess app/ static/ By default every request to /appRoot/* is being re...
.htaccess
apache
mod-rewrite
null
null
null
open
.htaccess directives to *not* redirect certain URLs === In an application that heavily relies on .htaccess RewriteRules for its PrettyURLs (CakePHP in my case), how do I correctly set up directives to exclude certain directories from this rewriting? I.e.: /appRoot/.htaccess app/ stat...
0
3,163
08/06/2008 08:33:53
22
08/01/2008 12:11:11
81
4
Actionscript 3 - Fastest way to parse yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss to a Date object?
I have been trying to find a really fast way to parse yyyy-mm-dd [hh:mm:ss] into a Date object. Here are the 3 ways I have tried doing it and the times it takes each method to parse 50,000 date time strings. Does anyone know any faster ways of doing this or tips to speed up the methods? castMethod1 takes 3673 ms ...
flex
actionscript-3
null
null
null
null
open
Actionscript 3 - Fastest way to parse yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss to a Date object? === I have been trying to find a really fast way to parse yyyy-mm-dd [hh:mm:ss] into a Date object. Here are the 3 ways I have tried doing it and the times it takes each method to parse 50,000 date time strings. Does anyone know any faster ...
0
3,164
08/06/2008 08:34:13
192
08/03/2008 10:15:38
141
14
ASP.NET absolute path back to web-relative path
If I have managed to locate and verify the existence of a file using Server.MapPath and I now want to send the user directly to that file, what is the **fastest** way to convert that absolute path back into a relative web path?
asp.net
path
mappath
null
null
null
open
ASP.NET absolute path back to web-relative path === If I have managed to locate and verify the existence of a file using Server.MapPath and I now want to send the user directly to that file, what is the **fastest** way to convert that absolute path back into a relative web path?
0
3,175
08/06/2008 08:40:41
481
08/06/2008 08:40:41
1
0
Repository pattern tutorial in C#
Can anyone recommend good tutorial on repository pattern usage, in C#?
patterns
repository
null
null
null
02/04/2012 15:02:25
not constructive
Repository pattern tutorial in C# === Can anyone recommend good tutorial on repository pattern usage, in C#?
4
3,176
08/06/2008 08:42:06
481
08/06/2008 08:40:41
1
0
Unit testing with VSTest basics
Need good tutorial on this topic.
unittesting
null
null
null
null
null
open
Unit testing with VSTest basics === Need good tutorial on this topic.
0
3,180
08/06/2008 08:47:45
479
08/06/2008 08:37:10
1
1
Anyone soloing using fogbugz?
Is there anyone working solo and using fogbugz out there? I'm interested in personal experience/overhead versus paper. I am involved in several projects and get pretty hammered with lots of details to keep track of... Any experience welcome. (Yes I know Mr. Joel is on the stackoverflow team... I still want good a...
fogbugz
null
null
null
null
null
open
Anyone soloing using fogbugz? === Is there anyone working solo and using fogbugz out there? I'm interested in personal experience/overhead versus paper. I am involved in several projects and get pretty hammered with lots of details to keep track of... Any experience welcome. (Yes I know Mr. Joel is on the stacko...
0
3,196
08/06/2008 09:00:58
230
08/03/2008 19:32:46
100
6
Sql query, count and group by
if i have data like this: Key Name 1 Dan 2 Tom 3 Jon 4 Tom 5 Sam 6 Dan What is the sql query to bring back the records where the Name is repeated 2 or more times. So the result i would want is Tom Dan
sqlquery
null
null
null
null
null
open
Sql query, count and group by === if i have data like this: Key Name 1 Dan 2 Tom 3 Jon 4 Tom 5 Sam 6 Dan What is the sql query to bring back the records where the Name is repeated 2 or more times. So the result i would want is Tom Dan
0
3,213
08/06/2008 09:21:09
383
08/05/2008 10:46:37
381
49
C# Convert Integers into Written Numbers
Is there an efficient method of converting an integer into the written numbers for example: String Written = IntegerToWritten(21); would return "Twenty One" Is there any way of doing this that doesn't involve a massive lookup table?
c#
null
null
null
null
null
open
C# Convert Integers into Written Numbers === Is there an efficient method of converting an integer into the written numbers for example: String Written = IntegerToWritten(21); would return "Twenty One" Is there any way of doing this that doesn't involve a massive lookup table?
0
3,224
08/06/2008 09:38:15
486
08/06/2008 09:19:11
1
2
How can I make the browser see CSS and Javascript changes?
CSS and Javascript files don't change very often, so I want them to be cached by the web browser. But I also want the web browser to see changes made to these files without requiring the user to clear their browser cache. Also want a solution that works well with version control system such as Subversion.
javascript
css
http
caching
null
null
open
How can I make the browser see CSS and Javascript changes? === CSS and Javascript files don't change very often, so I want them to be cached by the web browser. But I also want the web browser to see changes made to these files without requiring the user to clear their browser cache. Also want a solution that works we...
0
3,230
08/06/2008 09:49:27
370
08/05/2008 08:37:18
11
3
How do you pack a visual studio c++ project for release?
I'm wondering how to make a release build that includes all necessary dll files into the .exe so the program can be run on a non-development machine without it having to install the microsoft redistributable on the target machine. Without doing this you get the error message that the application configuration is not...
c++
visual-studio
null
null
null
null
open
How do you pack a visual studio c++ project for release? === I'm wondering how to make a release build that includes all necessary dll files into the .exe so the program can be run on a non-development machine without it having to install the microsoft redistributable on the target machine. Without doing this you g...
0
3,231
08/06/2008 09:51:06
381
08/05/2008 10:39:26
33
2
C/C++ library for reading MIDI signals from a USB MIDI device
I want to write C/C++ programs that take input from a MIDI device. The MIDI device connects to my PC using a USB connector. I'm looking for a (C/C++ implemented) library that I can use to read the MIDI signals from the MIDI device through the USB port. I'm happy manipulating the MIDI data once I get it, I ju...
c++
c
midi
null
null
null
open
C/C++ library for reading MIDI signals from a USB MIDI device === I want to write C/C++ programs that take input from a MIDI device. The MIDI device connects to my PC using a USB connector. I'm looking for a (C/C++ implemented) library that I can use to read the MIDI signals from the MIDI device through the US...
0
3,234
08/06/2008 09:52:36
231
08/03/2008 19:35:19
26
4
Displaying ad content from Respose.WriteFile()/ Response.ContentType
How would one display any add content from a "dynamic" aspx page? Currently I am working on using the System.Web.HttpResponse "Page.Response" to write a file that is stored on a web server to a web request. This would allow people to hit a url to the type http://www.foo.com?Image=test.jpg and have the image display ...
c#
webdevelopment
system.web.httpresponse
null
null
null
open
Displaying ad content from Respose.WriteFile()/ Response.ContentType === How would one display any add content from a "dynamic" aspx page? Currently I am working on using the System.Web.HttpResponse "Page.Response" to write a file that is stored on a web server to a web request. This would allow people to hit a url...
0
3,248
08/06/2008 10:10:56
195
08/03/2008 11:02:15
28
4
"documentation" conventions and auto checking them
<p>Were defining a C# module to outsource (I dont like it either ...) </p> <p>maintaining and evolving it will be done inhouse.</p> <p>Is there any good way to define and autocheck the in-code documentation quality ? </p> <p>thanks.</p>
c#
documentation
null
null
null
null
open
"documentation" conventions and auto checking them === <p>Were defining a C# module to outsource (I dont like it either ...) </p> <p>maintaining and evolving it will be done inhouse.</p> <p>Is there any good way to define and autocheck the in-code documentation quality ? </p> <p>thanks.</p>
0
3,255
08/06/2008 10:18:16
46
08/01/2008 13:13:21
223
17
Big O, how do you calculate/approximate it?
Most people with a degree in CS will certainly know what [Big O stands for][1]. It helps us to measure how (in)efficient an algorithm really is and if you know in [what category the problem you are trying to solve lays in][2] you can figure out if it is still possible to squeeze out that little extra performance.* ...
algorithm
optimization
complexity
big-o
null
null
open
Big O, how do you calculate/approximate it? === Most people with a degree in CS will certainly know what [Big O stands for][1]. It helps us to measure how (in)efficient an algorithm really is and if you know in [what category the problem you are trying to solve lays in][2] you can figure out if it is still possible t...
0
3,260
08/06/2008 10:23:18
186
08/03/2008 06:30:23
11
0
Peak detection of measured signal
We use a data acquisition card to take readings from a device that increases its signal to a peak and then falls back to near the original value. To find the peak value we currently search the array for the highest reading and use the index to determine the timing of the peak value which is used in our calculations. ...
language-agnostic
algorithm
data
null
null
null
open
Peak detection of measured signal === We use a data acquisition card to take readings from a device that increases its signal to a peak and then falls back to near the original value. To find the peak value we currently search the array for the highest reading and use the index to determine the timing of the peak valu...
0
3,272
08/06/2008 10:43:16
377
08/05/2008 10:01:14
73
16
Timer-based event triggers
I am currently working on a project with specific requirements. A brief overview of these are as follows: * Data is retrieved from external webservices * Data is stored in SQL 2005 * Data is manipulated via a web GUI * The windows service that communicates with the web services has no coupling with our interna...
sql
web-service
timer
service
trigger
null
open
Timer-based event triggers === I am currently working on a project with specific requirements. A brief overview of these are as follows: * Data is retrieved from external webservices * Data is stored in SQL 2005 * Data is manipulated via a web GUI * The windows service that communicates with the web services ...
0
3,281
08/06/2008 11:02:20
484
08/06/2008 09:04:41
1
1
Mapping values from two array in Ruby
I'm wondering if there's a way to do what I can do below with Python, in Ruby: sum = reduce(lambda x, y: x + y, map(lambda x, y: x * y, weights, data)) I have two arrays of equal sizes with the weights and data but I can't seem to find a function similar to map in Ruby, reduce I have working.
ruby
map
reduce
null
null
null
open
Mapping values from two array in Ruby === I'm wondering if there's a way to do what I can do below with Python, in Ruby: sum = reduce(lambda x, y: x + y, map(lambda x, y: x * y, weights, data)) I have two arrays of equal sizes with the weights and data but I can't seem to find a function similar to map in Ru...
0
3,284
08/06/2008 11:04:33
493
08/06/2008 10:25:05
21
4
Why can't I have abstract static methods in c#?
I've been working with [providers][1] a fair bit lately and I came across an interesting situation where I wanted to have an abstract class that had an abstract static method. I read a few posts on the topic and it sort of made sense, but I was wondering if someone here might be able to offer a nice clear explanation? ...
c#
null
null
null
null
null
open
Why can't I have abstract static methods in c#? === I've been working with [providers][1] a fair bit lately and I came across an interesting situation where I wanted to have an abstract class that had an abstract static method. I read a few posts on the topic and it sort of made sense, but I was wondering if someone h...
0
3,305
08/06/2008 12:01:40
194
08/03/2008 10:56:49
58
9
ASP.NET Hosting Options
**I'm not trying to start a "which language is better" argument here, so please don't go there.** <br> I typically use PHP for most of my web development (mostly because hosting is cheap), but for various reasons I'm looking to use ASP.NET for a couple new projects. But one of the major reasons I've stayed away from ...
asp.net
hosting
null
null
null
06/30/2012 16:22:31
not constructive
ASP.NET Hosting Options === **I'm not trying to start a "which language is better" argument here, so please don't go there.** <br> I typically use PHP for most of my web development (mostly because hosting is cheap), but for various reasons I'm looking to use ASP.NET for a couple new projects. But one of the major r...
4